Window shade and curtain hanger.



S. D.- WBLTON. WINDOWv SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER. APPLIUATION FILED Muas. 191s.

1,072889. l l Patented Sept.9,1913.

COLUMBIA PLANUGRAPH Co., WASHINGTON. D. c.

` SAMUEL nAvIs WELToN, or oRAresvrLLn, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN IIANGr.`E}R.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patient-,ed sept. e, i913.

Application led'MaylZrS, 1913. Serial No. 770,479.

To all 'whom t may concern .f t

Be it known that I, SAMUEL DAVIS YVEL- i TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Craigsville, in the county of Armstrong and VStateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow Shade and Curtain Hangers, of which the following is aspecication. j

This invention relates to improvements in hangers, and particularly tothat type in whichthe curtainand shade hangers Vare combined. 1

An object in view is the adaptation of the hanger for adjustmentrelative to windows of dierent sizes, provision being made for theuniform adjustment of the shade supporting elements and thecurtainsupporting element. Y

With these and other objects in view as will in part hereinafter becomeapparent and in part be stated, the invention comprises a curtain andshade hanger, a bracket havingV relatively adjustable sustaining means,and adjustable means coperating therewith and sustained by the bracketfor receiving the curtain.` Y

The invention comprises certain other v novel constructions,combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter specifiedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa curtainand shade bracket embodying the features of the present invention, andillustrated as applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail longitudinalsection through one ofthe clamping sleeves,

fragments only of the bracket rods being seen. Fig. 3 is a transversevertical section taken on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail longitudinal vertical section through thecurtain rod parts being seen in elevation. Figs. 5 and 6 are transverseverticall sections taken on the planes indicated'by lines 5-5 and 6-6 ofFig. 4. e

Referring to the drawings by numerals 1 indicates the centralportion and2, 2 the end portions of the rod forming the curtain and shade bracket,the central portion 1 -being connected toeach of the end portions 2 bysleeves 3, 3 which surround lappingparts on the said central and endportions. Each of the sleevesV 3 is clamped about the rods 1 and 2 bybolts 4,4 which are passed through the sleeve and between the rods, saidbolts being adapted to be loosened for permitting longitudinaladjustment of the portions 1 and 2 with respect to Yeach portion and tobe `ain threaded to a tightened condition for ecting clamping of thesleeve about the rods.

Midway of the central portion 1, the rod is preferably bent to form asupporting eye 5 which is adapted to receive Va sustaining screw orother supporting device 6 which is threaded into or otherwise engages`the window frame. Each of the side portions 2 is loosely engaged by asurrounding sleeve which is provided with a tab? adapted to be connectedto the window frame for support-- ing the respective side portion 2' andenabling longitudinal reciprocation thereof.

v Each side 2 is bent adjacent the respective side of the window frameto an outstanding position, each outstanding portion being formed with abend, loop or depression 8 adapted to receive the respective journal ofa curtain roller, as indicated for instance at 9 in dotted lines inFig. 1. Each end portion 2 at the outer terminus of the respectiveoutstanding portion thereof is again bent to extend in planes parallelto the planes of the window frame engaging portion and extends thence adistance preferably sufficient for extending substantially across therespective side of the window casing, and the last mentioned portion ofthe bracket rod Vis bent back upon itself as indicated at 10 and 11forming return portions 12 and 13. The portion 13 preferably terminatesin a pendent hook 14 and the portion 12 forms a curtain receiving rodwhich extends throughout the length of the bracket and is disposed atits free end to engage the hook 14. For the purpose of ornamentationeach bend 11 is preferably covered by a knob or other nishing device 15,the knob 15 adjacent the hook 14 being preferably formed with a serratedor roughened port-ion 16 adapted to be engaged by the free end `of thecurtain rod 12 for being sustained against accidental displacement fromthe hook 14. y

The free end of the rod 12 is formed into a penetrating point forfacilitating the application of curtains to the rod. The said free endis preferably, as clearly indicated in Figs. 4 and 5, formed as asliding member 12 adjustable longitudinally of the rod 12 and adapted tobe ixedly connected thereto at any point of adjustment. The adjustmentis accomplished by having the tip 12 formed with a longitudinal centralbore adapted to receive the rod 12 and to telescope thereover, aport-ion of the telescopic part of the tip 12 being slotted lon-'gitudinally to form clamping pro-ngs or lingers 17, the free ends ofwhich are threaded Vfor receiving a threaded clamping ring 18 adapted todetachably clamp the tapered tip orvsliding member 12 in any givenadjusted position along the length of the rod 12.

In operation the bracket is preferably secured to the Windev7 frame bymeans of the eye 5 and tabs 7, the bracket being adjusted relative tothe frame before its application thereto. The location of the parts asabove set forth is such that the shade roller 9 with its shade isdisposed between thel outstanding portions of the bracket While the rod12 with its tip 12 is of suiiicient length for extending approximatelythroughout the Width of the side portions of the Window1 casing so thatthe curtains sustained by the rod 12 extend beyond and conceal the shaderoller. Obviously the bracket may be adjusted for any given Window bymerely eiecting a longitudinal sliding movement of portions 2`relativeto the central 'portion 1 and then clamping the parts in such givenposition, the tip 12 being correspondingly adjusted.

llaving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A fixture comprising a bracket having relatively adjustable portions,said adjustable portions having shade sustaining means, and a curtainrod connected to one of the portions of the bracket and adapted toengage the other, the said rod being adjustable relative' to theadjustment of the portions ofthe bracket.

2j. in a fixture, an intermediate portion, end portions adjustablelongitudinally of the intermediate portion, clamping sleeves connectingthe end portions with the intermediate portion, each end portion` havingan outstanding projection adapted to sustain a shade, and alongitudinally adjustable curtain rod engaging and adapted to besustained by said outstanding projections. V

3. In a fixture, spaced rods, an `intermediate rod having a portionlapping the spaced rods, a sleeve at each end portion of theintermediate rod surrounding the respective end portions and thecorresponding adjacent portion ofthe first mentioned rods,

means for clamping thesleeves about said l tending to and being adaptedvto be sus Y tained by the other.

4. A fixture comprising an intermediate rod section, spaced rod sectionsextending adjacent the end portions 'of theintermediate rod section,means ,telescopically confv neoting the end rod section with theintermediate rod section, each of said end rod sections being formedwith Vcurtain roller sustaining means and extending beyond the same, theextension of one of the ,end rod sections being bent back upon itselfandV formed int-o a hook and theot-her being bent back upon itself andformed into a curtain rod extending to and being adapted to lie withinthe-hook. f Y A 5. A. iixture comprising a longitudinally adjustablebody adapted ,to be connected with a Window frame, said body having"V foutstanding curtain roller sustaining projections and an extensionbeyond each of said projections disposed parallel to the extended planesof thev body portion, and a longitudinally adjust-able curtain rodAcarried by said extensions. Y

6. In a fixture, a body portion having outstanding extensions and acurtain rod sustained thereby, each extension having shade rollersustaining means between the body portion and curtain rod, the'bodyportion being longitudinally adjustableV and the Y curtain rod having alongitudinally adjustable' tip. Y,

7. In a fixture, a 'body portion having outstanding extensions and a*curtain rod sustained thereby, ea'ch extension having shade rollersustaining means between the body portion and curtain rod,-the bodypio-n tion being longitudinally adjustable, the

curtain rod having a longitudinally adjustable tip, said tip beingformed with va lon-v gitudinal bore adapted to Vadjustably receive themain portion ofthe curtain rod, and means for clamping the'tip totlierod. In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of tivowitnesses; l

SAMUELv DAVIS` 'WEL'IONA Witnesses: .Y Y

Jos. G.- PFA'FF,

E. W.- GAMrBnLL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe 5 Commissioner filatents, Washington, .'D. C. Y

